Citizenship option would boost Ariz. jobs, report says

AUTHOR(S)

Eaton, Emilie

PUB. DATE

August 2013

SOURCE

Inside Tucson Business;8/16/2013, Vol. 23 Issue 11, p1

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article presents the report of economic forecasting and analysis data provider Regional Economic Models Inc. that details effectiveness of the immigration reform proposal in boosting gross domestic product by $10.52 billion and job creation by 2014 in the U.S.

ACCESSION #

89859077

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